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    ZeekSliderZeekSlider Posts: 5,831 Member
    in The Sims 3 General Discussion
    I just discovered that little boys can use the costume chest to dress up as princesses AND they can sign up for Ballet after school! :lol:

    I think I just found a way to have a whole lot more fun with Memories now.

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      jenx100jenx100 Posts: 213
      edited June 2011
      They can 8D?!?!?!?! this is bumped up the epic scale of the game. are you sure this isn't a glitch that will be annoyingly fixed with an EA patch?
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      IrishSimsloverIrishSimslover Posts: 715 Member
      edited June 2011
      ZeekSlider wrote:
      I just discovered that little boys can use the costume chest to dress up as princesses AND they can sign up for Ballet after school! :lol:

      I think I just found a way to have a whole lot more fun with Memories now.

      So if a boy takes ballet he's gay? I've gone all the way to point ballet and some of my dance partners have been straight as a board.

      Dressing as princesses.... ehhh... well let's just say that's natural curiosity lol
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      CuddlyBunCuddlyBun Posts: 6,514 New Member
      edited June 2011
      The dancers for bachelor and bachelorette parties are also based off the gender of the fiance. :)
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      ladynaavaladynaava Posts: 1,243 New Member
      edited June 2011
      I'd like the option for gay couples to have a surrogate or ***** donor for children like in RL.
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      amieechuamieechu Posts: 947 Member
      edited June 2011
      To be honest I'm more insulted then excited.
      But yayyyy princessesssss.
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      krystinaakrystinaa Posts: 150 New Member
      edited June 2011
      ladynaava wrote:
      I'd like the option for gay couples to have a surrogate or ***** donor for children like in RL.

      thats opening a whole other can of worms... not just the gay pride thing(which I am all for and glad the game can recognize it)... but the surrogate stuff.. that's a whole different argument/situation than that of homosexuality.
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      cannibaleyescannibaleyes Posts: 350 New Member
      edited June 2011
      I noticed that too. My boy dressed up as a princess... Then his parents sent him to military boarding school. xD
      Anyway, I like that the dress-up/activities isn't restricted by gender. :)

      But yeah.. Doesn't necessarily mean they're gay (although my boy that dressed up as a princess ended up hooking up with a guy at prom...).
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      ladynaavaladynaava Posts: 1,243 New Member
      edited June 2011
      krystinaa wrote:
      ladynaava wrote:
      I'd like the option for gay couples to have a surrogate or ***** donor for children like in RL.

      thats opening a whole other can of worms... not just the gay pride thing(which I am all for and glad the game can recognize it)... but the surrogate stuff.. that's a whole different argument/situation than that of homosexuality.

      I'm not really seeing why this would be a conflict or a concern for anyone. Both straight and gay folks use surrogates, and go to the fertility clinics. Ang gay couples can adopt in Sims 3.
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      CleoSombraCleoSombra Posts: 289
      edited June 2011
      Uh, wow. No.

      A boy dressing up as a princess does not mean he's going to be gay. This type of comment reflects poor stereotypes, not only of gays, but of gender, and demonstrates how limited men are in freedom of expression.

      If girls can be "tomboys" and play with trucks and eat mud and still be expected to grow up straight, then the same should be expected for boys.

      Don't confuse gender identity or gender expression with sexual orientation, please. These are two separate things. If a boy wants to be a princess, then he should feel free to be a princess without fear of any future predictions or labels being put on him.
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      JaanaDruidJaanaDruid Posts: 1,116 New Member
      edited June 2011
      ZeekSlider wrote:
      I just discovered that little boys can use the costume chest to dress up as princesses AND they can sign up for Ballet after school! :lol:

      I think I just found a way to have a whole lot more fun with Memories now.
      lol! I don't interpret this as being gay Zeke---merely the fact our sim kids have an added dimension to their creativity besides the playground---they can now experiment with cross dressing! :P
      So I have to give the devs a :thumbup: :thumbup: for treating us with this. It's one of the best social features in this EP :-)
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      vampyreluciavampyrelucia Posts: 850 Member
      edited June 2011
      CleoSombra wrote:
      Uh, wow. No.

      A boy dressing up as a princess does not mean he's going to be gay. This type of comment reflects poor stereotypes, not only of gays, but of gender, and demonstrates how limited men are in freedom of expression.

      If girls can be "tomboys" and play with trucks and eat mud and still be expected to grow up straight, then the same should be expected for boys.

      Don't confuse gender identity or gender expression with sexual orientation, please. These are two separate things. If a boy wants to be a princess, then he should feel free to be a princess without fear of any future predictions or labels being put on him.

      My thoughts also.
      In my social circle we call a boy or guy dressed up as a princess cosplay.
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      friendsfan36friendsfan36 Posts: 6,715 New Member
      edited June 2011
      actually i like the surrogate mother idea. not all couples who use them are gay some couples just have trouble getting pregnant.
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      ZeekSliderZeekSlider Posts: 5,831 Member
      edited June 2011
      IrishSimslover wrote:
      So if a boy takes ballet he's gay? I've gone all the way to point ballet and some of my dance partners have been straight as a board.
      Technically, no, but at the same time it is rare for a child to be interested in ballet at that age, given how female dominated it is. Then again, when I saw that option, I just thought of that one movie of the little boy who wanted to dance ballet and how everyone was treating him like he was ***** until they learned that he's actually a prodigy dancer.
      cannibaleyes wrote:
      I noticed that too. My boy dressed up as a princess... Then his parents sent him to military boarding school. xD
      Anyway, I like that the dress-up/activities isn't restricted by gender. :)

      But yeah.. Doesn't necessarily mean they're gay (although my boy that dressed up as a princess ended up hooking up with a guy at prom...).
      LOL!! :lol: That's so AWESOME!!
      JaanaDruid wrote:
      lol! I don't interpret this as being gay Zeke---merely the fact our sim kids have an added dimension to their creativity besides the playground---they can now experiment with cross dressing! :P
      So I have to give the devs a :thumbup: :thumbup: for treating us with this. It's one of the best social features in this EP :-)
      Amen to that! This little option is the best thing I've found in Geneartions!
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      HatboxHatbox Posts: 1,755 Member
      edited June 2011
      I know, I gotta give major kudos to EA for doing this, traditional gender roles stink, and I am glad they aren't forced on our Sims. :mrgreen:
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      StarbucaneerStarbucaneer Posts: 2,561 Member
      edited June 2011
      CleoSombra wrote:
      Uh, wow. No.

      A boy dressing up as a princess does not mean he's going to be gay. This type of comment reflects poor stereotypes, not only of gays, but of gender, and demonstrates how limited men are in freedom of expression.

      If girls can be "tomboys" and play with trucks and eat mud and still be expected to grow up straight, then the same should be expected for boys.

      Don't confuse gender identity or gender expression with sexual orientation, please. These are two separate things. If a boy wants to be a princess, then he should feel free to be a princess without fear of any future predictions or labels being put on him.

      I agree :) .
      Simming since the beginning! :)
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      EIisabettaEIisabetta Posts: 5,708 Member
      edited June 2011
      I remember how excited I was that gay couples could actually get MARRIED in Sims 3. Remember in Sims 2 all they could be was 'partners'? Sure they got the ceremony (called join union, not a wedding) and all but they weren't called 'married'. That used to annoy the heck out of me.
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      DottiepopDottiepop Posts: 112
      edited June 2011
      CuddlyBun wrote:
      The dancers for bachelor and bachelorette parties are also based off the gender of the fiance. :)

      Oh wow! Can't wait to try this out :mrgreen:
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      SoleilStarrSoleilStarr Posts: 1,008 Member
      edited June 2011
      I think its wonderful, not just for equal rights, but because childrens imaginations should never be restricted. They should be able to be anything they wanna be or pretend to be. :lol:

      I didn't know that about the bachelor/bachelorette parties, that is so awesome! :D
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      azriel57azriel57 Posts: 23 Member
      edited June 2011
      Gay couples can have surrogates now, just find a female and get her pregnant, get to know the child and have them move in.
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      julieexannjulieexann Posts: 704 New Member
      edited June 2011
      That is great. Yay for non-traditional gender roles.

      I may have to make a girl who does scouting and a boy who does ballet now. :D
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      ladynaavaladynaava Posts: 1,243 New Member
      edited June 2011
      azriel57 wrote:
      Gay couples can have surrogates now, just find a female and get her pregnant, get to know the child and have them move in.

      It doesn't work. It did prior to Generations, but extramarital relationships is considered 'cheating' and your couple will break up. It worked prior to Generations, but with Generations, the game punishes extramarital relationships severely, even with no jealousy.
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      julieexannjulieexann Posts: 704 New Member
      edited June 2011
      ladynaava wrote:
      azriel57 wrote:
      Gay couples can have surrogates now, just find a female and get her pregnant, get to know the child and have them move in.

      It doesn't work. It did prior to Generations, but extramarital relationships is considered 'cheating' and your couple will break up. It worked prior to Generations, but with Generations, the game punishes extramarital relationships severely, even with no jealousy.

      As with my others, I'm hoping they patch this up. I think its ridiculous that its so strict. Some people just don't see the world that way. :P
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      ZeekSliderZeekSlider Posts: 5,831 Member
      edited June 2011
      julieexann wrote:
      I may have to make a girl who does scouting and a boy who does ballet now. :D
      See, that's not as special, since the girl scouts are just as widely known and accepted as the boy scouts. If not more so because of those **** cookies.

      Mmmm... Girl Scout cookies.... <drools>
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      KayO199XKayO199X Posts: 722 New Member
      edited June 2011
      You may not remember, but i created a thread about a week ago complaining about the same thing. I got a lot of negative comments from people who said i was acting homophobic.

      Still, i never have boys dress up as a princess, but i may have them go to ballet. Boys ballet remineds me of the great British movie Billy Elliot.
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      HatboxHatbox Posts: 1,755 Member
      edited June 2011
      I used the Mastercontroller mod so my two married female Sims could have a baby with their genetics, I tried the adoption thing once and I wasn't satisfied.

      I have two female Sims who are about to graduate and get married in my game, so it's welcome news that some dude won't show up and dance at the bachelorette party. :D
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